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Rollicking Rhymes 



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Old and New "Times 



BY 



N. W. BINGHAM 



Illustratetr fag 3. %. Sameson 



HENRY A. DICKERMAN ^ SON 

PUBLISHERS 

BOSTON AND NEW YORK 





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COPYRIGHT 1902 


BY HENRY A. DICKERMAN 


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A 



is an Apple given Eve 
by the snake 5 
Father Adam was also 

induced to partake; 
Tried to swallow it whole 

like a gluttonous shote, 
Which accounts for the 

apple you feel in your 

throat. 

An Adam^ s Apple, 




is for Boston, Dame 
Culture's reality, 
And also an Irish muni- 
cipality. 
Now what a cute com- 
bination is that, 
Whete everything going 
is proper and Pat. 

Bean Knighted Boston. 



c 



is what business men 
call Corporations 5 
Some are worthy and some 

are the curse of the 

Nations. 
''Trusts" these are called, 

for they can be trusted, 
To see that legitimate 

business is busted. 

Cold Hearted Corporations. 



D 



is a Donkey that's 
known as an ass, 
For he'd rather eat thistles 

than clover or grass j 
A creature that many 

delight to abuse, 
Although once rode in 

state by the King of 

the Jews. 

Deprecated Donkey. 



E 



IS an Elephant, monster 
mammal, oh my! 
Swings his tail, flaps his 

ears at the tiniest fly 5 
An acrobat too, as one 

might suppose, 
For he carries a travelling 
trunk on his nose. 

Erratic Klephant. 




is a Frenchman who 

speaks the patois, 
Likes to drink and to sing, 

to sing and hooraw; 
Says ^'The States are half 

French and half Yan- 
kee, you bet, 
Cos dey been git zat 

freedom troo brave 

Lafayette/' 

Fanciful Frenchman. 



G 



is a Gown, well arranged 
to deceive, 

From the waist that's mis- 
placed to the size of the 
sleeve 5 

Inventions most marvel- 
lous make up the rig, 

That at first was composed 
of the leaf of the fig. 

Gorgeous Gowns, 



H 



is a Hairpin to bind up 
the hair, 



Native or false, on the 

crown of the fair ; 
Although not given to 

pompous pretence, 
It often is used as a means 

of defence. 

Ha J ha^ old Hairpin, 



I 



is an Irishman; in Ireland 
for ages 

Oppressed by high rents 
and inadequate wages, 

Who at once reaching 
here to improve his 
condition, 

Blossomed out a contrac- 
tor and ward politician. 
Irrepressible Irishman, 



J 



is a Jug that often gets 

full 
And so it remains till some 

chap gets the pull; 
How idle it is for the great 

Juggernaut, 
To fill himself up with 

such heathenish rot. 

Jolly Old Jug, 



K 



is a Knave sometimes 
called the Jack, 
Considered the lowest face 

card in the pack; 
In fact he's a sort of an 

old ne'er-do-weil, 
And when shuffled off he'll 
go straight to the DeiL 

Kinky Old Knave. 



L 



is a Lawyer to whom, as 
we know, 
Wanting law the lawless 

shall certainly go 5 
As their suit would then 

not be finally lost. 
For if beaten, they then 
et a suit for the cost. 
Long Headed Lawyer. 



M 



is a Monkey and like- 
wise a Man 
Created upon the same 

general plan; 
But the cause of the 
former is sure to prevail, 
For he holds his priority 
right by entail. 

Masterful Monkey 



N 



is for Nabob, who goes 
out a-wheel 

On his phthisical horse- 
scaring automobile. 

Why the horse shows such 
fear, at first don't appear, 

But on scanning the gear, 
it is perfectly clear 

'Tis because the blamed 
auto is run by a steer. 

Neroic Nabob. 



o 



is the Orangeman, his 
first name is "John" 
He rides round the course 
when the ball games 



are on; 



And just like some fellows 

of every class, 
When he gets through the 

course, he turns out 

an ass. 

Ould yohn the Orangeman, 



p 



is a Partisan, unselfish 
and brave; 
He holds a fat office, his 

country to save ; 
And would on election 

day wear, I believe, 
His bitterest opponent's 
heart on his sleeve. 

Political Partisan, 







Uf^^^is 



o 



is Quotations of bonds 
and of stocks, 

Throwing sand in our eyes 
to relieve us of rocks; 

The confiding public's pri- 
vate pocket to reach, 

By cunning and well- 
arranged figures of 
speech. 

^lueer Rotations. 



rv 



IS a Ranter, with elo- 
quence grand, 
Explaining what he him- 
self don't understand; 
If there were only enough 

of his class, 
We'd have the whole uni- 
verse lighted by gas. 

Reverberating Ranter. 



is a Sinner^ — -I have one 
in mind,- — 
Not that a sinner's a hard 

thing to find; 
But the first to recall would 

naturally be 
The name of the sinner 
who sinned against me. 

Sinful Sinner, 







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I ^ is a Telephone, quiz- 
^ zical thing; 
It's lines always busy 

whenever you ring ; 
And if by misfortune you 

happen to cough, 
You're in luck if the hello- 
girl don't cut you off. 

Tentacular Telephone. 



u 



is for Utah, where laws 
are in force 
That create a sort of a 

wholesale divorce, 
On the ground that to save 

matrimonial strife. 
The contestants shall be, 

each, a man and one 

wife. 

Uno TVife Utah 



V 



is Veneer, which is, I 
beheve, 
A thing that is made with 

intent to deceive ; 
It's not always of wood, 

it is found in society. 
And sometimes with those 

who profess to great 

piety. 

Venal Veneer. 



w 



is Water that is much 
used by some, 
For washing as well as 

extending their rum 5 
A dangerous agent, as 

many have found. 
Who with other amuse- 
ments got in it and 
drowned. 

TVoeful W^ater, 



^\7^ is one Xerxes, a war- 
■^ -^ rior now dead ; 

And that is the best thing 

about him, 't is said ; 
Although his initial would 

make him rank ten, 
He never was one of the 
X-elent men. 

^it Xerxes, 




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Y 



is a Yankee, long-legged 
and lank. 

Commonly called by the 
sobriquet ^^Yank." 

Yanked Indians and Mex- 
ico, John Bull and 
Spain, 

And is ready, if need be, 
To yank them again. 

Yankankerous Yankee. 



^ ^ is a Zebra, not as large 
^—^ as a camel ; 

A species of wild Pachy- 
dermatous mammal 5 
They were found in South 
Africa until a spell ago, 
With stripes that around 
their broad back and 
belly go ; 
They may be found now 
in our new archipelago. 

Zoological Zebra, 




is an Andiron, who 
said to his mate, 
As he spread out his legs 

and sat back in state, — 
''Between you and me, 

say, is n't this grate ? 
Grate ! with shovel and 

tongs, and funnel and 

flue. 
And faggots and fire for 

me and for you." 

Ampersand Iron. 



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